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HARRY M. CONAKLIN, OF SYRAGUSE, NEW YORK.

Letter Patent No. 69,632, dated October 8, 1867; antedated October 2, 1867-.

IMPRQVED BED-BOTTOM.

TO ALL WHOMIT MAY OONCERN:

Be it known that I, HARRY M. CONKLIN, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented certain new usefulimprovements in Spring-Beds; and I declare the following to be a true and full description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings illustrative thereof.

My improved spring-bed is of that class intended to support a mattress, and is composed of wooden slats, shown at a a 2t, Snc., Figure 1. These'slats are attached by elastic webbing, as show'n at D in fig. 2, which is a View of one of the slats detached and inverted to show how the elastic webbing is buttoned directly on to the bedstead, and therefore this arrangement requires no other framework, and is much cheaper, and less liable to get out of order.

But one of the principal elements of my improvement consists in the employment of an elastic equalizingbar, B, across under the said slats, with itsl ends attached to the side rails of the bedstead by elastic-webbing attachments buttoped to the side rails, as shown at c e. The principal object of this equalizing-bar is to support the slats directly -under the heavier part of the body, and thereby prevent the-unpleasant permanent sagging so common to spring-beds.

This arrangement also adds verymuch to the strength of all the parts, and so steadies and supports tlie longitudinal slats that they remain in proper position, and operate much more pleasantly for the occupant of the hed.

Having thusfully described my improved spring-bed, what I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is.-

The combi .ation of the bed-rails a a, the traversing-bar B, and the fastenings composedf the webbing D, slat-protections E E, and the buttons F F, all substantially in the manner described and arranged as and for the purposes set forth.

H. M. CONKLIN.

Witnesses M. T. HUBBARD, J. PRUYN. 

